Prodigy Warns About China’s Ambition for AI-Driven Warfare | China In Focus

Prodigy Warns About China’s Ambition for AI-Driven Warfare | China In Focus​

The race for AI is ramping up. The United States grapples to maintain its lead, as China picks up the pace. Now a key leader in the area is warning Washington that it can't afford to lose. A former secretary of state arrives in Beijing for a surprise visit—as a friend to China, in his words. Linked to the COVID-19 lab leak theory, the Wuhan Institute is now officially barred from getting U.S. funding. The world's two biggest carbon emitters are reigniting talks on climate change. But just how crucial are climate talks for China—as the country swelters under scorching heat waves and devastating floods—and with extreme weather straining its power grids and threatening vital crops?